Author Archives: Victor Rosenthal

The West is Lost

Posted on July 23, 2020 by Victor Rosenthal

Western civilization is going down. I predict a sudden drop in world population, a result of epidemics, hunger, environmental catastrophes, and perhaps wars, followed by a dark age that may last hundreds or thousands of years. Although we have the … Continue reading →

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Statues, Slavery, and the NY Times

Posted on July 19, 2020 by Victor Rosenthal

Irony may be dead in America, but if any were left alive, this would count. Consider the work of Vincenzo Miserendino (1875-1943). An Italian-American sculptor, he created statues and busts of famous Americans and other notables, including several of Theodore … Continue reading →

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The Government Fiddles while the People Burn

Posted on July 16, 2020 by Victor Rosenthal

There is reason to believe that the present government of Israel is not only bloated and venal, but that it is staggeringly incompetent. The Prime Minister acts almost exclusively to protect himself, and not on behalf of the country. The … Continue reading →

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The 800-Pound Gorilla of American Judaism

Posted on July 12, 2020 by Victor Rosenthal

I won’t write about Peter Beinart’s latest obscene appropriation of Jewish concepts in the service of putting an end to the third Jewish commonwealth and returning the Jewish people to a condition of persecution and dispersal. He gets too much … Continue reading →

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Interesting Times

Posted on July 9, 2020 by Victor Rosenthal

It’s been an interesting week for Israelis, mostly in the bad sense of the word. The news about the application of civilian law (not “annexation”) to parts of Judea, Samaria, and the Jordan Valley is that there is no news. … Continue reading →

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How “Wokeness” is Wrecking Journalism

Posted on July 5, 2020 by Victor Rosenthal

Yesterday I got into an argument on Facebook: does this article in the NY Times reporting on the speech Donald Trump made at Mt. Rushmore constitute good journalism? I noted that the writer, Annie Karni, used pejorative language – she … Continue reading →

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Corona Days in Israel

Posted on July 2, 2020 by Victor Rosenthal

Recently the European Union announced that it would reopen its borders to visitors from some other countries. Israel was not on the list (neither was the US). Many Israelis reacted indignantly, but objectively our Coronavirus situation is not good. On … Continue reading →

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The Identity Politics Rebellion

Posted on June 29, 2020 by Victor Rosenthal

Identity politics is simple. You associate yourself with others with whom you share a religion or ethnicity. You believe that the government and other authorities ought to be dominated by your group. In a democracy, you vote for them exclusively. … Continue reading →

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